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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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